FAQs

Primarily Family Law and Immigration cases, but through our Pro Bono Program we may be able to help with most general civil legal matters. Click here to learn more.

We work closely with many organizations in metro Denver to try to help our clients get wraparound services. Please contact our Bilingual Navigator, Aide Salazar (asalazar@jamlac.org) to get referrals for partnering organizations that may be helpful for you.

Please review the Do I Qualify requirements first. 

To start the process of obtaining an attorney to represent you, you will need to schedule an intake appointment. Contact us via email at jamlac@jamlac.org  or by calling 303-839-1008.

If you qualify, the intake appointment will be with our intake advocate, and she will gather all the information regarding your case. Then she will present your case to our family law or immigration attorneys depending on what help you are seeking help for. After, we will get in contact with you to let you know if we will be taking your case or not.

Visits are by appointment only.

JAMLAC
Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center
913 North Wyandot Street
Denver, CO 80204
303-839-1008

Closed 1st and 3rd Friday of the month

Mon.  9am-12pm, 1-4pm
Tues.  9am-12pm, 1-4pm
Wed.  9am-12pm, 1-4pm
Thur.  9am-11:30am, 1-4pm
Fri.  9am-12pm (2nd and 4th Friday)

A Release of Information (ROI) is a statement signed by the client authorizing JAMLAC to speak to another person or organization regarding a client’s case and to request or provide information to them. The ROI gives JAMLAC the ability to provide information or discuss your case only with the specific person or organization authorized.

JAMLAC clients and volunteers do NOT need to identify as Christians or partake in any religious activities in order to receive our service or volunteer.

See our green card info sheet.

Prospective applicants should always speak to an experienced immigration attorney before applying for any of the above legal options. Although it may seem like a fairly straightforward process, these applications and processes are highly technical and require careful and thorough legal analysis. Your answers on any application could have long-term implications to your immigration case.

On June 15, 2012, the secretary of Homeland Security announced that certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal. They are also eligible for work authorization. Deferred action is a use of prosecutorial discretion to defer removal action against an individual for a certain period of time. Deferred action does not provide lawful status.

The U.S. Government is not accepting new DACA applications.

The U.S. Government is not accepting new DACA applications, so JAMLAC is not helping people submit first time DACA applications. The U.S. Government is processing renewal DACA applications, so JAMLAC will consider DACA renewal clients.

Please call (303) 839-1008 or visit the Do I Qualify section of this website to fill out the form to request an intake.

In 2000, the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act created the U visa to protect non-citizens who have been victims of certain crimes and who have aided law enforcement. The law was created to encourage victims to cooperate with police and prosecutors without the fear of deportation. A U visa provides legal status, employment authorization, and can also provide a path to permanent resident status (green card) in some circumstances.

See Requirements for a U-Visa.

A final option for deportation defense may be available to certain undocumented individuals who have lived in the United States for a long time and have been placed into removal proceedings. You may be able to obtain lawful status and a green card through Non-LPR Cancellation or Removal.

To qualify for cancellation, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• You have been living and continuously physically present in the U.S. for at least 10 years
• Your being removed (deported) from the U.S. would cause “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” to your U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse, child, or parent; You can show that you have good moral character for the past 10 years
• You have not been convicted of certain crimes or violated certain laws

Unfortunately, you cannot proactively sign up for this benefit. It’s only available to someone facing removal in immigration court. Meeting all the requirements above is just the minimum criteria. There’s also a limit of 4,000 green cards issued annually under this law. In other words, there are many people who satisfy all the requirements but do not receive the cancellation of removal. It’s incredibly important to get the assistance of an immigration attorney experienced with deportation defense and establishing the merits of your hardship.

Domestic violence refers to violent behavior between current or former intimate partners – typically where one partner tries to exert power and control over the other, usually through fear.

It can include physical, sexual, emotional, social, verbal, spiritual and financial abuse.

Domestic violence can happen to anyone. We encourage you to:

• Learn More: thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/

• Identify Abuse: thehotline.org/identify-abuse/

• Create a Safety Plan: thehotline.org/plan-for-safety/

• and get help!

Stalking is the willful and repeated following, watching or harassing of another person. Unlike other crimes, which usually involve one act, stalking is a series of actions that occur over a period of time.

Repeated and unwanted communications through phone calls, mail, emails, or social media sites. Following the victim to work, school, home, or other places where they frequently visit. Repeatedly sending the victim unwanted gifts. Posting information, or spreading rumors.

We’d love for you to join our mission and vision by becoming a:

• Volunteer 

• Donate 

• Become a monthly Rise Partner

• Get your business involved as an Impact Partner

Contact our Director of Development, Nikki Koster (nkoster@jamlac.org) to set up a tour and start the conversation.

JAMLAC is funded through a variety of funding sources including individual and family donations, church and corporate partners, foundations, event revenue, and government grants. In addition, JAMLAC relies on volunteer attorneys to extend the mission by providing in-kind professional services. In FY22, JAMLAC had 90 volunteers provided over $190,000 worth of in-kind donated services.

View our annual reports for more specific financial information. We are always open and transparent about our financial situation. Please feel free to email Nikki Koster (nkoster@jamlac.org) with any questions.

While still maintaining a tremendous friendship and partnership with Mile High Ministries, JAMLAC separated from its “parent” non-profit on July 1, 2021, to become its own independent non-profit charitable organization. This was a positive and healthy move for both organizations, and an important milestone in JAMLAC’s history.